Timeline

1947 Truman Docrioe s creteda 0 it aommarit freign policy.

1950 The Peopie’ Republic o Chinn ahe Soret Unionbgiapoviding materel suppot o the Democratic
Republicof Vitrr; Viet Min, o the Lague o the ndependence o Vietaan, nreses offersivs sgsnat
French whie the .. ereases s ity suprt o Prance.

1954 Frsoch e dfetd n Idchins.

2960: Netonal Lieraton ront s i North Vieoam, backin nurgeie in St Viecowr. The U bgins
alling thrs the Vit Cong, e Vit Cong o Vietmese st

1968 U rope are st o Vietar by .
1966 lack Pnther Party s foanded b Boby Sl an Hoey Newion.

1908:BobbyHuio, BPP reaarr i e by et 17 yeas s Huey Newton i comicted o vluntary
manslacghie i shotout with plc i 1067 He s sentened 1015 years i prsn. The Fre Haey Campign
o Back Pasthes ary incs Chapler enrges n Chicg with 300 pw merbers n o e My L
Macscrs intheVietwam War.

Apeil 1, 1968 The Ani-Rit Act i paed.

Augist 27,1966 Bbby Sesle addrese acrowe o 2,500 eoplet Lincln Park. Underover e Robert
Plrcn i th sdiene, Pl bes prtstor.

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gt 156: By S vt Connctinton ardrcherge
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Sepember 241595 Ths Chicag Eht T e

e 25 g Nowmber 3, 1965 oy Sl b g theChicg Eiht

November . 1969: By Selel i svred o th Chicago Eight and be s sentenod o e yeum i
prson or i hargs.

Novmber 15, i96: Millors o pecpeaccsth . roetth it W, Thes rs theargetpublic:
prowsstodas.

Decber 4196 Fred Harnpon, chairofBPP s Chaptr, and Mack Clak e Killedin polceid.
1970 Kt Sae Massare.
197 The ot e U troop i Vitnam e,

19605 Student Organizing and the Black Pantbers i Chicage

11966 Hocy Newion ad Boby G- Sel foundd the Hlck Pther Party o ight pk brsly promote
cluton,opanieapine th v i Viewa, andcomte pblc e (iods 5. T foamdoger
Paryshowed carytat Hck peple around thecounery wer sscalstiog U organsig gt e,
hicnBlayo byl these oo, Inthe e 19608 s e 1700 core epactof b ack

i Cicago vaet ein oo ht st rytnmight Al it o et el
vilence" (Bako, 192). The Democrti ations Conventin 968 bcaghi Chicago et e words oo,
o it the plce vicencsagi potcons ] e 1960 cospiac il gt the Chcg B, St
et i telling b th vicko a the 1968 DNC, which v ot ey s ddl e Bkt
ilenc in Chcae,wascovered by s mary ncws s (Bl ),

Wben the DNC e i Chicathat et the ity vl gt wkth e foe i meghbors
o7kl s sgnd it i L ol started sing helcoptes e mor ehclogiat and
surelane cqspment; nd many ol ecountsbty e wer e (Bl 15197 A .
Martin Lither Kiog Jr.vas szt on Apel gt fh yer v Hlock peplebetwoes the s oo 2
34 wetemurdere by ol epreminof the prtets ot ollowed (Bl 22-214), Thet s i s
st Nortiwestom Uriveaty ccsuped o canpn bl th day e Nve Yok ptice et s,
potestn o e coupations o Coanbl Unhesy, avsting 700 od rig 150 pople (e, ), These
sudens wppored Hlck cormuitis inCicego e themrder the et loing Kigs

oo, Jecn Peters, Nothmeter todent et okt b e of o e
tacheat he DNC ot (o, 37, Sudens CreJurorCollep wald s e ther
dminisonion s sty bae s e changed o Mk X Clleg i 1969 (Bt oyt

Inlat 1968, Frd Hampion nd Boby R st the s chuperof e Bk Pt ot (B 27
Hampton g up i Chicagsabr, e s mckberced 0 byt Ernt T Harapon e i
NAACR ol dirct ctions, and rgaisogwithther rdicels (Bl 2a8), Manyof he cuplocy i

e cumpegos o communty ol of e, which wak "l emaginiog o bl
et wans sdvovatingfor ol bition (Bl 264). The Panthers s wanted 1o mdtv g embirs
ik polical oo nste of lenc vithin Hack commuritis o g,

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Surd Tie of the convention itselt, giving the
prediew of policies of the next President.

a display of naked force rallied
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1968

2, September

8
it beors the DNC i 1968, Cicgo wa oin throagh e werhe stk aci 2,000 sl ot 000
Natons Guandmen, 6,000 trope aber Mayo Deley efsed poris o demontration nthesurndin
pors; nd bein bl surelled throgh oder b Myor Dy, ncingdouble agen ot (Kie,
252-234). The Suday befrs the DIC, 5,500 peope i Linoln Bark wer removed that ez y ol
puahing thr 520 O v on Micigan Avee Braal pelic vilcevesrported forthis and the et

s ight.On Augt 27, Sl gave speech n Licol Park,her e ot potsors ver suounded by
e (Testimonyof Bty . Sele)

gt 25, the protsta mone ko G arkbetwen the Magificnt Ml v Lake Micig,drmving
10000 popl. Aer proteste s amse fr bl e lowerig o pole, e attacked the

prtstos. Morecxteme poce vioene ollows the rketes It GranPar, yin 0§ bck o Lol
Park bt being osked by beavily armed o el troop, centualy g Jackon Syeet beck 0 Mg,

Avente, Popi atbered cutsdethe Hion Hota, being besten and aeresed by poie (Bl 100151,

5mon B ot that thevicens experened by DNC protesor in 1968 “woud have b pily
aremarkablef st 1 the black West5de e ot ftheSoath S (12 th o earair e
DG, Chiago poir lled et 58 Blck eopeincding Hareplo arc s coreader ek ok The
Panters were o cry argtd when S was it 1965 ot of theChicago Eight il ciming

hat o defendant vl crossate e ithteiteion of ncing ickncs s the DNC 1 968 S

s ety e h b equeied thet i i b pesponed s i attone co rsmer o o

Suio Hoffman charge Sesewit sy st o onternta o cor,an vty odered Sl s b b
and gagad nth coutroom. Hosmptn oganied prtet the e g aer i cxtrmevinc

1021970 publicatio, " T of Bobby Sl Sl concldes i stement with e flowing:

vt FROM BOBBY”
WIFE ARTI

1968

Panther, November 8,

he Black

On Docerber 4, 1965, 451, Chicag e ) gunshots o e inues ek the b whereFred
Hampion and MarkCla, long i ober Pathers,ver e (o, 23, Harmpin o Clek e i,
anth rting Protherswers charged withstemped uder (e, .

e polc e ekl oy Rash's o the et dy, bt o v b (224, S s thee e
‘msinations, nd vl s sgn f e counerntelgnce overment prjct et vould e e el
(COINTEL PRO (Bond 162,

Recenly,ladin up o thi yr's DIC i Chicag, e st of s things i hppenad i o
101968 - e thing that v gt argaalyvorse, s wiethethave de things bt i ther .
St ornien cresed ncampments roughou he cy a counry o ok thei admiistatior

acountabefo thel uppor 1 th e eocide agint Pelestiniane. This teratonlat-vercrganisig

s ben moted i lectiveactons ncring i Ocober 7, 2023, bt rginatin ndecdes-Jong,
movemests (e Pasthers opnly spportedPlestinan berton). bt and ant polis o bs
e nceasd spport since e s n 80 rdicalied more pocple.The prtets o 200 0 e
ere represed with et police vicknce, ktling,and rapingof prtestors dowown by i he bidges
suroandin th ara The campaig ageiast ShotSpoce, survellanestechoolgy wo - bt e equipment wil
emai placd thoughntthe ity il the DNC s v, ol murdered wvere lock Cicagosn, roding
Shting t Derek Re nearly 100 . ' eiin s s 0 e Sonya ey o lck ornan who b
e marderd by ol i We lo s th end of csh il i ol and the rsto f the il
Offcof oo Accountbilty. S, ks n rovement o the ok Paters o e Hock nd o Hack
il o the 19608 o 19705, we'r i dealin vithabuse, e, an s b gt
e that ar arbering abers sl those el he b .

Thermainconnecton ! e btween 1968 e e i tht rdicalied e o derstain nd cxpericcin.
the relationsips between memmerts, perbps moredecly than belor.The protets i this ea' DNC prove
thatmany o s il oganiae it hegovrnnt o matter who s presden. e undentand that ut gt s
pintthe .S statean i goverment ot inchagingthe sy b ot i pople o
‘hthe lederbip i nhrently Gonded s white spreacy and coloialim. | hope we remmber owin
1968, lck il vere skin questions a oganisin rnd s deene, scting Ut cpecilly
importantinthe yporarveilanc and violenstechmo-ttewe v oy

Hone ae e srtepin oprotect sl v sod achcter il we gt 0 How e we et ot
tacticn il prodectingthose o are et vulerae?Hov are e thinking sbost ifancy o o o
bertion?In 1968, they chated e wele word s wating”- i what weir hantingin 2034 g
it o v divect actions?